Presentations by Dr. Peter McLaren

CineCulture Announces:

Presentations by Dr. Peter McLaren, Professor in the Division of Urban Schooling, the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, University of California, Los Angeles.

Peter McLaren is the author and editor of forty-five books and hundreds of scholarly articles and chapters. His writings have been translated into 20 languages. Four of his books have won the Critic's Choice Award of the American Educational Studies Association. McLaren was the inaugural recipient of the Paulo Freire Social Justice Award presented by Chapman University, California. He lectures widely in Latin America, North America, Asia, and Europe. His most recent book (co-authored with Nathalia Jaramillo) is Pedagogy and Praxis in the Age of Empire. With Steve Best and Anthony Nocella, he has co-edited a forthcoming book, Academic Repression: Reflections from the Academic Industrial Complex (AK Press).

Title of Presentation: “Education in a Time of Crisis”

Date: Friday, October 30, 2009
Time: 2 P.M.
Place: Peters Business 191

Film Screening - Shouting Fire: Stories From the Edge of Free Speech

Date: Friday, October 30, 2009
Time: 5 P.M.
Place: McLane 121

Shouting Fire: Stories From the Edge of Free Speech (2009). Director Liz Garbus explores the current state of free speech in America and gives viewers a fascinating perspective on the First Amendment throughout our history. Through contemporary case studies dealing the complex issues of limits on free speech at public gatherings, in school, in print and on the Internet, the film examines the balancing act between protecting both civil liberties and national security in a post 9/11 world. The difficult issues raised in the film are at the heart of what defines America. Garbus’ primary tour guide navigating this perilous landscape is her own father: First Amendment attorney Martin Garbus, who in interviewed along with other well-known figures from both the liberal and conservative fronts. 74 minutes.

For more information:

CineCulture Club: http://cineculture.csufresno.edu/
Fresno Filmworks: http://www.fresnofilmworks.org/

CineCulture is a film series provided as a service to the Fresno State campus students, faculty, and staff, and community, at no charge. In addition, CineCulture is offered as a 3 unit academic course in the Mass Communication and Journalism Department. CineCulture Club promotes cultural awareness through film and post-screening discussions.

For further information, contact Professor Mary Husain at mhusain@csufresno.edu.

Club President: Rory Carlberg roryjc@csufresno.edu
Faculty Advisor: Mary Husain mhusain@csufresno.edu